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Nona Blyth Cloud has lived and worked in the Los Angeles area for over 50 years, spending much of that time commuting on the 405 Freeway. After Hollywood failed to appreciate her genius for acting and directing, she began a second career managing non-profits, from which she has retired. Nona has now resumed writing whatever comes into her head, instead of reports and pleas for funding. She lives in a small house overrun by books with her wonderful husband.

ON THIS DAY: December 18, 2016

Posted on December 18, 2016 by wordcloud9

December 18th is Arabic Language Day * Bake Cookies Day I Love Honey Day International Migrants Day * ______________________________________________________________ MORE! Paul Klee, Jacques Pépin and Gillian Armstrong, click

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ON THIS DAY: December 17, 2016

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December 17th is Maple Syrup Day Wright Brothers Day * Wreaths Across America Day * ______________________________________________________________ MORE! Deborah Sampson, Simón Bolívar, and Charles Dickens, click

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ON THIS DAY: December 16, 2016

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December 16th is Boston Tea Party Day* Chocolate Covered Anything Day Free Shipping Day * ….Ugly Christmas Sweater Day * ______________________________________________________________ MORE! Anton Dvorak, Beatrix Potter and Jimi Hendrix , click

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Word Cloud: ENCRYPTED

Posted on December 16, 2016 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD When the Germans invaded Denmark in April, 1940, Piet Hein (1905-1996) was a 34-year-old scientist and inventor, who had to decide between three responses: do nothing, flee to “neutral” Sweden — or join the Danish resistance movement. As he explained … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: December 15, 2016

Posted on December 15, 2016 by wordcloud9

December 15th is Bill of Rights Day * Cat Herders Day National Cupcake Day National Gingerbread Latte Day ______________________________________________________________ MORE! Jane Austen, Gustave Eiffel and Franklin D. Roosevelt, click

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ON THIS DAY: December 14, 2016

Posted on December 14, 2016 by wordcloud9

December 14th is Bouillabaisse Day Monkey Day Roast Chestnuts Day * Quantum Theory Day *  ____________________________________________________________ MORE! Aphra Behn, Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager. click

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ON THIS DAY: December 13, 2016

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December 13th is National Cocoa Day National Day of the Horse * National Popcorn String Day * National Violin Day ______________________________________________________________ MORE! Kenneth Patchen, Grandma Moses and Yasser Arafat, click

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ON THIS DAY: December 12, 2016

Posted on December 12, 2016 by wordcloud9

December 12th is Gingerbread Decorating Day * National Ambrosia Day National Ding-a-Ling Day * National Poinsettia Day * ______________________________________________________________ MORE! Gustave Flaubert, Edvard Munch and Dionne Warwick, click

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TCS: Giving Frigates and Fairylands to Kids

Posted on December 12, 2016 by wordcloud9

Good Morning! ____________________________________________________________ Welcome to The Coffee Shop, just for you early risers on Monday mornings. This is an Open Thread forum, so if you have an off-topic opinion burning a hole in your brainpan, feel free to add a … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: December 11, 2016

Posted on December 11, 2016 by wordcloud9

December 11th is Have a Bagel Day International Mountain Day * UNICEF Founding Day * World Choral Day * Worldwide Candle Lighting Day * _____________________________________________________________ MORE! Louis XVI, Grace Paley and ‘Bill W’ Wilson, click

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